[coreboot] GENFADT and GENDSDT

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 28.02.2008 21:22, Uwe Hermann wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 06:18:04PM +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
>   
>> On 28.02.2008 12:52, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
>>     
>>> On 28.02.2008 08:55, Corey Osgood wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Signed-off-by: Corey Osgood <corey.osgood at gmail.com>
>>>>   
>>>>         
>>> Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net>
>>>
>>> We may want to rewrite genfadt in a way where all constant members of 
>>> fadt are initialized at compile time instead of at run time. This 
>>> probably even decreases the size of the binary and improves speed at 
>>> run time.
>>>       
>> The more I look at the code, the less I believe the two tools with 
>> completely different purposes should be in one file. If you look at 
>>     
>
> Maybe not one file (but I think it's fine too), but definately one
> project/directory and one binary (which can be invoked with multiple
> switches). Any ACPI-related functionality should we hack up should be
> in one tool IMO.
>   

One directory is OK with me. util/gen_acpi or something like that.
However, the approach to have every possible acpi-related function in 
one binary is definitely a non-starter for me. Remember the Unix style 
of small tools doing small things? sed and grep are definitely related, 
but nobody (except maybe busybox folks) would argue to have them in one 
binary. In fact, sed and grep functionality is overlapping more than 
genfadt and gendsdt.
Then again, having "stringtool --grep", "stringtool --sed" and 
"stringtool --cut" instead of grep, sed and cut would surely be fun.

>> I hereby retract my signoff until we have discussed whether the merge 
>> makes sense for any reason besides disliking small utilities.
>>     
>
> It does IMO. Also, why should we keep them separate? There's no
> advantage in doing that, it only needlessly increases the number of
> small tools coreboot users are confronted with. Let's make it simpler
> for users rather than more confusing.
>   

See above. Plus, "gen_acpi --dsdt" is not simpler than "gendsdt". If you 
really want to make this conform to your definition of simple, merge 
genacpi and gendsdt into iasl and be happy. Maybe merge flashrom and 
superiotool as well. Or merge superiotool into dtc.

Apologies for changing your argument from above, but it fits nicely:
Also, why should we merge them together? There's no advantage in doing 
that, it only needlessly increases the number of command line switches 
coreboot users are confronted with. Let's make it simpler for users 
rather than more confusing.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

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